Stuart A.McMillan

Stuart McMillan is chairman of the Bowles Rice Litigation Department. He practices with a focus on civil trial and appellate litigation, and he tries cases in both federal and state courts throughout West Virginia. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, including libel, defamation, trespass and bodily injury lawsuits.

Stuart represents national corporate clients as well as regional and local corporate clients across many industries, including oil and gas, financial services and manufacturing.

Stuart has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America ® in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance law, litigation - First Amendment and media law, and by Super Lawyers for business litigation. He also has earned an AV peer-review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Professional Highlights

Chairman, Bowles Rice Litigation Department

Team Leader, Energy Litigation and Product Liability Defense

Recent Reported Cases

United Bank, Inc. v. Clarence E. White, et al. (Civil Action No.: 14-C-571) Outcome: securing judgment order against CE White in a commercial case before the West Virginia Business Court.

Tamra Jo Woodson, Richard W. Woodson v. Tiffany Coleman, Baldemore Hernandez King's New York Pizza & Restaurant, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company, Catlin Specialty Insurance Company, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, Civil Action No. 1:16-CV-89

State of West Virginia ex rel., The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley, and West Virginia Family Health Plan, Inc., and West Virginia Department of Administration et al. v. Honorable James C. Stucky, et al., in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Docket No. 15-0564.

Hiram Lewis v. Jim Samples, Prosecutor of Clay County, in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Docket No. 13-0464; appeal from final order of the Circuit Court of Clay County (Civil Action No. 12-C-29). Outcome: memorandum decision affirming Circuit Court decision granting summary judgment to Jim Samples (client).

Trans Energy, Inc.; Republic Partners VI, LP; Republic Energy Ventures, LLC; and Prima Oil Company, Inc. v. EQT Production Company, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Docket No. 12-2553; On appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia at Clarksburg. Outcome: memorandum decision affirming Circuit Court decision granting summary judgment.

State of West Virginia ex rel., Justin S. Golden, Sr., New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation, and NYLIFE Securities, LLC v. The Honorable Tod J. Kaufman, & Mark A. Miller, in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Docket No. 14-0280. Outcome: petition for writ of prohibition granted.

Honors

Selected as a 2017 Elite Lawyer of the South by Martindale-Hubbell and American Lawyer Media

Recognized by 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business among “Leaders in their Field” for Litigation: General Commercial

Named to The Best Lawyers in America ® (Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - First Amendment; and Media Law)